Arlington's Car-Free Diet Blog

Commuter Kicks Car Habit

Two years ago, Simon Pastucha (pictured here) - an urban designer and planner for the city of Los Angeles - left his Mercedes SUV at the dealership and hasn't looked back. But how does a professional with children and far-flung meetings survive in car-centric Los Angeles without owning an automobile? Quite easily, I found after tagging along with Pastucha on his commute. Click here for the rest of the story from the Daily News in Los Angeles, December 5, 2007 by Kerry Cavanaugh.

Simon Pastucha, Los Angeles, California

Take the Bus and Lose Weight

Taking the bus to work 2 - 3 times a week has certainly made a difference. I save money, gas, and catch up on my reading. As an added bonus, I'm loosing weight and sleeping better because I elect to walk part of the way instead of taking an extra bus. Eventually, I want to increase utilizing transit use to 4 days a week.

R.F., Columbia Pike

I Don't Own a Car

In this town, if you live and work near a Metro, owning a car fulltime is unnecessary. I don't own a car and haven't for three years. I primarily take Metro to work, on rare occasions I will ride my bike and on days where I have to do other tasks (laundry, drycleaning, shopping, etc.) I will rent a car from Hertz local edition (and when I do I rent it for three weekend days as the rate is only $18.00 a day.)

Greg Howard, Alexandria